<font color="blue"> For the time being, tkk is done bemoaning the downside of variance. (Truth be told, my downswing was at least 60% due to LAGtardish overagg play when ABC TAG would have done fine). Was down 10 buyins over the previous 2 weeks, but got 7 of them back in under 3 1/2 hours tonight.
There was much stackage and pwnage by tkk this day; not enough time to post them all. But in the hand set forth below the good variance gods of the west finally began again to breathe life into my downtrodden soul,
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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed)
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UTG ($99.95)
MP ($67.70)
Hero ($167.80)
SB ($91)
BB ($115.10)
Preflop: Hero is Button with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls $1, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $5</font>, <font color="#666666">
2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $20</font>, Hero calls $162.80 (All-In), UTG calls $79.95 (All-In).
Flop: ($269.25) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>
Turn: ($269.25) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>
River: ($269.25) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 2 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: $269.25
UTG has Kh Kc (two pair, kings and sevens).
Hero has Kd Ks (flush, king high).
Outcome: Hero wins $267.75.